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MUNCIE, IN - A highly-successful University at Buffalo men's tennis season came to an end on Friday with a 5-0 loss to No. 1-seeded Western Michigan in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Championships at Ball State University.

The Bulls lost the two completed doubles matches and the Broncos also took all four of the completed singles matches to claim the win. In the tournament, as soon as a team registers four or more team points the match is called.

Despite the loss, the Bulls had their most successful season in six years in the Mid-American Conference. Buffalo finished the season with a 9-12 overall record, claimed two regular season MAC wins -doubling their total from the previous five years - and captured its first ever MAC tournament win yesterday over Toledo.

The Bulls second and third doubles teams of Albert Alant (Pretoria, South Africa/Niskayuna)/Yules Hadisubroto (Jakarta, Indonesia/ESI International) and Josh Liederman (Queens Village, NY/Benjamin Cardozo)/Rangga Prayudha (Jakarta, Indonesia/ESI International) both lost by scores of 8-3.

In singles action, UB's Randy Rocchio (East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East) lost in straight sets to Ravi Pathanjali, while doubles partner Nick Zieziula (Hamburg, NY/St. Francis) fell at No. 2 by a 6-2, 6-4 score to Tommy Dennis.

At No. 4 singles, UB's Liederman lost to Brady Crosby, 6-3, 6-2 and at No. 6 Hadisubroto fell by a 6-4, 6-2 score to Jeff French.

The final results:

Western Michigan 5, Buffalo 0

Doubles

1. Ravi Pathanjali/Jeff French (WMU) dnf Randy Rocchio/Nick Zieziula (UB) 6-3

2. Brady Crosby/Tommy Dennis (WMU) d. Albert Alant/Yules Hadisubroto (UB), 8-3

3. Dan Grupp/Jose Orozco (WMU) d. Josh Liederman/Rangga Prayudha (UB), 8-3

Singles

1. Ravi Pathanjali (WMU) d. Randy Rocchio (UB), 6-0, 6-2

2. Tommy Dennis (WMU) d. Nick Zieziula (UB), 6-2, 6-4

3. Jose Orozco (WMU) dnf Mike Rockman (UB), 6-3, 1-2

4. Brady Crosby (WMU) d. Josh Liederman (WMU), 6-3, 6-2

5. Justin Kates (WMU) dnf Rangga Prayudha (UB), 6-3, 3-3

6. Jeff French (WMU) d. Yules Hadisubroto (UB), 6-4, 6-2